Combination commode and chair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11717119-B2
Application number	US-202117404662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2021
Priority date	Aug 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

An illustrative commode is described to include a seat having an opening therein, a seat base connected with the seat and configured to allow the seat to move between an open position and a closed position, a leg assembly configured to support the seat base, where the leg assembly is configured to adjust a height of the seat base, and an armrest configured to at least partially rotate about the seat base and the leg assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A commode, comprising:
a seat comprising an opening therein;
a seat base connected with the seat and configured to allow the seat to move between an open position and a closed position, the seat base includes a cascading seat front that transitions downwardly from a plane that is substantially parallel with the seat when the seat is in the closed position;
a leg assembly configured to support the seat base, wherein the leg assembly is configured to adjust a height of the seat base; and
an armrest configured to at least partially rotate about the seat base and the leg assembly.

2. The commode of claim 1 , further comprising:
a back tube connected with the leg assembly, wherein the back tube is configured to receive the armrest and provide a pivot point for the armrest.

3. The commode of claim 2 , wherein the leg assembly comprises a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly, wherein the armrest comprises a first armrest and a second armrest, wherein the first armrest is configured to rest upon the first leg assembly and rotate around an outer side of the first leg assembly, and wherein the second armrest is configured to rest upon the second leg assembly and rotate around an outer side of the second leg assembly.

4. The commode of claim 2 , further comprising:
a backrest that is configured to interface with the seat base and is further configured to be supported by the back tube.

5. The commode of claim 1 , wherein the seat base is connected with the seat by a hinge.

6. The commode of claim 1 , further comprising:
a splash guard that sits beneath the seat and within the seat base, wherein the splash guard is further configured to extend through the seat base.

7. The commode of claim 1 , further comprising:
a bucket that sits beneath the seat and within the seat base, wherein the bucket is further configured to extend through the seat base.

8. The commode of claim 7 , wherein the bucket comprises a handle and wherein the handle comprises one or more indents that provide an ergonomic grip for the handle and that provide a point of hanging stabilization for the bucket when the bucket is hung from the handle.

9. The commode of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lid connected to the seat base and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the lid covers the seat when in the closed position.

10. A commode, comprising:
a seat frame;
a seat comprising an opening therein;
a seat base supported on the seat frame and connected with the seat, the seat base configured to allow the seat to move between an open position and a closed position;
a leg assembly configured to support the seat base, wherein the leg assembly is configured to adjust a height of the seat base; and
an armrest configured to at least partially rotate about the seat base and the leg assembly, wherein the armrest is releasably secured to a receiver fixed to the seat frame by a trigger.

11. The commode of claim 10 , wherein the receiver comprises an aperture and the trigger comprises a biased pin receivable in the aperture, and wherein the armrest is rotatable when the pin is not positioned in the aperture and the armrest is fixed when the pin is positioned in the aperture.

12. The commode of claim 11 , wherein the trigger further comprises a knob, wherein the trigger is actuated when a force is applied to the knob to pull the knob away from the receiver, wherein when the force applied to the knob exceeds a biasing force, the pin is pulled away from the receiver.

13. The commode of claim 10 , wherein the leg assembly comprises a leg having an inner tube slidable in an outer tube, a plurality of apertures disposed on the outer tube, and a biased pin coupled to the inner tube, and wherein the biased pin is configured to be received by one of the plurality of apertures to lock the inner tube to the outer tube.

14. The commode of claim 10 , further comprising a lid connected to the seat base and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the lid covers the seat when in the closed position.

15. The commode of claim 14 , wherein the lid comprises a plurality of grips for increasing friction at an interface between the lid and the seat.

16. The commode of claim 10 , further comprising:
a bucket that sits beneath the seat and within the seat base, wherein the bucket is further configured to extend through the seat base.

17. A commode, comprising:
a seat frame comprising a first curved tube coupled to a second curved tube by at least one cross tube and a back tube coupled to the second curved tube by at least one lateral tube;
at least one leg assembly comprising a leg having an adjustable height;
a seat assembly supported by the seat frame and the at least one leg assembly, the seat assembly comprising a seat pivotably coupled to a seat base and a backrest; and
at least one arm rest assembly supported by the seat frame, the at least one arm rest assembly comprising an arm rest frame pivotably coupled to the back tube and releasably securable to the first curved tube.

18. The commode of claim 17 , wherein the backrest is configured to be removable from the seat frame, and wherein the backrest comprises at least one bracket to secure the backrest to the back tube and at least one fastener to secure the backrest to the second curved tube.

19. The commode of claim 17 , further comprising a splash guard fitted within the seat base and under the seat.

20. The commode of claim 17 , wherein the seat base comprises a seating surface and a front lip curving downward from the seating surface, the front lip configured to at least partially cover a view of a toilet fixture when the commode is fixed to a toilet fixture.

Assignees

• Cvs Pharmacy Inc

Inventors

• Van Varick Robert Beale
• Strum Donald Samuel
• Wintner George Benjamin

Classifications

• A47K11/04 Primary

  Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs {; Closets for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like} · CPC title